GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20274, 17 August 1937, Page 11

GOSSIP FROM ALL PARTS.

The new season will open in the Auckland Province with the PakuHunt, at Ellerslie, on Saturday. Dual Engagement. According to present Intentions Sub Editor will start In both the Harris Memorial Hurdles and Pukuranga Hunt Cup, at Ellerslie, on Saturday. Tangled Re-handicapped. As the result of his victories at the National meeting, last week. Tangled has been rehandicapped 91b. for the I'akurangu Hunt Cup, his weight now being list. Captain Bruce. Captain Bruce is a prospect for the Sylvia IVirk Handicap, on Saturday. He showed useful form last season and his latest efforts on the tracks are Indicative of ills condition. Kllonsa. Kilons.i. according to Auckland reports, promises to be in llrst-class order for her engagement in the Dunedin llandi ap, at Ellerslie. Last week she was sent along over six furlongs and acquitted herself well. Parquet. Parquet, who received her early • ■diliMtlnn at Te Hapa. has been shaping in attractive style at Takaninl and the other morning she decisively ac- .■ .linl.nl for Itoyul Passage over six furlongs. Bachelor King. Tiie now three-year-old Raeheloc King is an acceptor for the Dunedin Handicap at the Pakurunga Hunt on Saturday and as he promises to strip lit and well for the part he will be assured of a following on the machine. Improvamanta at Te Rapa. Good progress Is being made with the construction of the ramp in front cf the public s’and. and in the outside enclosure at l■■ Hapa. The planting of a flower bed near the inside rail will soon be put under way.

CHANQ. Chang looks an Improved horse following his Trentham racing and he will strip In splendid heart for his engagement at Ellerslie on Saturday. He has been working and schooling In his best style at Te Rapa and will command a strong following when he parades for the Harris Memorial Hack and Hunters* Hurdlos.

Valmint. Valvnlnt has been moving pleasingly at Ellerslle In preparation for pending engagements and he promises to strip 111 fine nick fop tfte Jelllcoe Handicap on Saturday. During la9t week’s trials he shaped particularly well over six furlongs. Versant Fit. Verant has been working consistently at Auckland headquarters a nd he should not fall to make his presence felt in whatever he contests on He is an acceptor for both Hie open mile and sprint, having 8.0 in the first and 8.9 In the latter. Progress of Qay Seton. The form of Gay Seton last season was disappointing but he now appears to he picking up again and indications are he will strip fit and well when he goes Into the starter’s hands for the pen sprint at Ellerslle. Recently he has <heen tutting out in promising fashion at headquarters. Te Rapa Jockeys’ Ball. Arrangements are well In hand for the Te Rapa Jockeys’ Ball, in the Frankton Town Hall, on Thursday , evening, when it is hoped the fund to assist that fine sportsman, W. Rennie, who was injured at the Auckland | Summer meeting, will be considerably i augmented. Free buses will run from | Hamilton East.

Chances of Qadger. CJadger Is to make a reappearance at tli',' Pukuranga Hunt this week and handily placed as he is with 9.8 in the Hack arid Hunters’ Hurdles he should heat more than account for him. In his latest schooling efforts he has acquitted himself satisfactorily and is certainly looking a picture of condition. May Song. The form of May s*ong at Gisborne j recently was good and on her showing the second day when she took the j mcisi.fe of the favourite. Golden j Hlonde, in a thrilling finish, she makes a strong appeal in the Sylvia Park Handicap. May Song showed grit and determination in that polished exhibition she gave and she now appears to be definitely on the upgrade. A Champion Gift Horse. Diplomat (Stratford—Honor Bright), who Is rated the best three-ycar-old sprinter in England, is owned by Mr Malcolm McAlplne, who Is only 19 years of age. Diplomat was bought as a yearling for 2 iOOgna., by Sir Malcolm McAlplne, who presented him to his son. Lp to the close of the Ascot meeting Diplomat had won eight of the 12 races in which he had started and earned £B9l3—a -useful present. Stallion Destroyed. Injured by a kick, from which he never thoroughly recovered. Lord Howard do Walden’s young stallion Hose en Solell has been destroyed at Newmarket, says an English report. A son of Solario from the Stedfast mare Bed Rosette, Rose en Solell won the Column Produce Stakes, Knowsley 1 dnner Stakes, Ribblesdale Stakes, and other races worth £1337. Precise Looks Well. Precise is bearing an Improved appearance as the result of the work put Into her of recent weeks and she must be conceded chances in the summing up of the Hunters’ Steeplechase event at Ellerslle. She has been handling her schooling tasks in fine style and It will not be on the score of condi- • tlou if she fails to give of her best. Moody’s Grand National. Of the many unusual happenings associated with early Grand National contests, ono that occurred in 1885 Is not generally known. Among the competitors was Moody, carrying 12.0. anil on whom Campbell Hobbs weighed nut. When doing a preliminary jump In front of the stand Moody fell and was knocked out. Ben Nicholls, a well-known cross-country rider of those times, placed lib. of lead in each Aide pocket and make the requisite 'weight, caught Moody, and won the race on him. A Likely Sort. Day Boy. a six-year-old gelding by Matinee—Spinster, a member of J. F. Tutchen’s stable, has been showing promise in his schooling efforts at Te I Hapa and it will he interesting to note how he shapes in his engagement in I the iireemnount Ihmters’ Steeplechase, on Saturday. He Is a fine fencer although Inclined to jump rather extravagantly yet. Shining Spear. Among tb«' likely Improvers at Te | n «i a is the speardance gelding. Shin- - ing i'pear. who lias been hitting out in promising style on Hie local tracks. who \n ,s previously 'aim'd .it Matamat.a. and Is now under « - cb irge, won the In- | novation Hack in solid style ;,t the j Rotorua and Hay of Plenty Hunt on I November I i. and while he will no doubt be all the belter for racing lie [should give a good account of himI >elf in his pending engagement. Credentials Of Orac. «>rac is hearing a well-trained appearance and has been doing cvery- | thi, ig required of him on the local tracks over the past several weeks 1 | posit;nn up to a mile and his best ~or-lomi l omi 1 "c»*s wen recorded over Ibis distance last season. i M the Jellieoc Handicap on Saturday be comes in on I l o'i minimum and while the class he n I it v • ... | been accustomed to the Te Hapa tv- ! ; - nlaJive is capable of effecting a Records of Classic Racos. " nlon* dllTi •• ns to whether I .•••!■ t nl \ went \er> el.ise to it with two j lots an,l a third 111 Sidney Clips - ' - md New . liand. 'ln iSidney during the last in iears he 100 1. ~t two VJ.C. li.ri.v winners - Ammon Ra and Tbeo -while Limerick, tlouimued in uexi column. >

Veilmond and Limarch won tiie ?t. I.cgcr for him. This year posthum-.-u> honours for him in Ihe Derby are possible, as Lynch Law and Gourtcrafl are doing well. In addition to Limond the only other sires of more than one A.J.C. iicrby since line. are Comedy King Biplane, and \rtilleryman, who dead heated I Main and Valais Heroic anil Manfred). Some winners during that period were by sires to which many buyers did not look for classic winners. But, as in tin* search for Melbourne or Sydnev 1 ip winners, there is no golden rule to be observed in such matters. Of tin* last ‘JO Melbourne Cup winners two cadi were sired by Comedy King, Night Raid and Panlln-mi. In the last 20 years Treclare is Ihe only sire .